DevSecOps Lead Engineer

CACI International • Stafford, VA

8d • $82,100 - $172,400 • Remote

About The Position

We're looking for a DevSecOps Lead Engineer to own the health, security, and ongoing state of our AWS cloud environment. This is a hands-on technical leadership role. You'll be the go-to engineer for a small team and the primary technical point of contact for the program on infrastructure, automation, and secure software delivery.

Requirements

• 7+ years in DevOps/DevSecOps, cloud infrastructure, or SRE roles
• Deep, hands-on AWS expertise (compute, networking, IAM, storage) at production scale
• Strong proficiency with Terraform, Kubernetes, and Helm in production
• Proficiency in Python for automation and tooling
• Experience building and maintaining GitLab CI/CD pipelines
• Hands-on experience with ArgoCD or comparable GitOps tooling
• Working knowledge of LLM/AI concepts (model deployment, prompting, RAG, cost/latency trade-offs) sufficient to guide engineering decisions involving AI tooling
• Demonstrated ability to operate as the senior/primary technical resource for a small team
• U.S. citizenship and eligibility to obtain/maintain a Top Secret clearance

Nice To Haves

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect/DevOps Engineer, CKA/CKAD, or HashiCorp Terraform Associate
• Prior experience on federal/government cloud programs
• Familiarity with compliance frameworks (NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, etc.)
• Experience integrating LLM-based tooling into CI/CD or engineering workflows

Responsibilities

• Design, operate, and troubleshoot Kubernetes clusters and Helm-packaged workloads in production
• Own and manage AWS environment state end-to-end; provisioning, configuration, drift detection, cost, and security posture. This includes infrastructure fully defined and version-controlled in Terraform
• Build and maintain GitLab CI/CD pipelines and operate ArgoCD for GitOps-based continuous deployment
• Write and maintain Python tooling and automation for infrastructure and operational workflows
• Serve as the senior technical escalation point for the team and the broader program on infrastructure, DevOps, and security questions
• Embed security throughout the development and delivery lifecycle; secrets management, least-privilege IAM, vulnerability scanning, policy-as-code, compliance controls
• Advise on integrating LLM/AI-based tooling and workflows into engineering practices where it adds value
• Mentor team members on infrastructure-as-code, Kubernetes, and CI/CD best practices

Benefits

• flexible time off
• robust learning resources
• comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed